Akito River Mouth and Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.61° S 176.42° E

Akito River Mouth and Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 05 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Akito River Mouth and Reef sea temperature is
12.0°C
1.0° 

Akito River Mouth and Reef surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Akito River Mouth and Reef today (05 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Akito River Mouth and Reef at 10PM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 05). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Sep)--
Afternoon (05 Sep)2ft (0.6m)8s
Evening (05 Sep)3ft (0.9m)12s

Table - waves today at Akito River Mouth and Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 42mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 9°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Sat night, light winds from the S by Mon night).

Sat
5
Sunday
6
Monday
7
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
8
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
11
0.6
SSW
10
0.5
SSW
10
0.4
SSW
18
0.6
SSW
17
0.5
SSW
17
0.5
SSW
17
0.3
SSW
17
0.3
SSW
17
0.3
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
10
0.3
SSW
16
1.9
S
6
2.4
SSE
8
3
SSE
8
3
SSE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
55
213
199
135
82
54
124
237
157
164
58
57
53
65
58
293
627
966
1155
Wind (km/h)
25
WNW
30
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
40
WNW
35
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NW
20
NW
10
WSW
20
S
25
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SE
20
SE
Wind State
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
High Tide
11:56PM1.41m
12:26PM1.53m
00:53AM1.41m
1:24PM1.54m
Low Tide
6:09AM0.13m
6:47PM0.13m
7:05AM0.11m
7:45PM0.12m
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:31
6:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:53
5:54
5:54
 mm
4
10
11
5
4
5
1
Temp °C
15
13
13
13
13
13
13
15
17
16
15
15
14
10
10
10
9
9
9
Feels °C
10
6
6
6
5
6
7
9
13
11
11
12
13
6
5
5
3
4
4
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